As soon as I finished to read "Frankenstein" for the first time years ago I closed the book and stood still, thinking about how I've always thought that the creature was the monster. I just had discovered what that story was really about: innocence and the need to love and being loved.

Few days ago I watched "Frankenstein" directed by Guillermo Del Toro and I couldn't stop thinking about it, again. The visuals, the music, the acting, everything struck me. It's been a while since I've been so inspired by a story like this and decided to recreate in 3d one of my favourite scenes.

"A leaf? For me? Thank you..." 🍁

Modeled in 3ds max and rendered in Chaos Corona
Materials and decals by Quixel and Adobe Substance 3D
Characters created in a combo of Tripo, Firefly and Krea
Post-produced in Photoshop

A special thank you to CommonPoint who inspired me with their incredible work since I met them at D2 Conference two years ago: I used lots of tips and tricks they showed us to integrate and improve the characters.